Jodi Picoult is the author of the novel, My Sister's Keeper, which is about Kate Fitzgerald, who was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (cancer) at the age of five. Doctors told Kate's parents, Brian and Sara Fitzgerald, that an unrelated donor would be to dangerous for Kate to receive. In order to get a related donor, Sara and Brian decided to have a scientist make an exact DNA copy of Kate, her little sister, Anna. Anna started giving her sister what she needed at an early age. After finding out Kate needs one of Annas' kidneys, Anna finds out that she can file a lawsuit against her parents for medical emancipation. So she does. Anna goes to Campbell Alexander to represent her. Campbell persuades Judge DeSalvo to take Anna's side. Anna was officially emancipated of her parents' medical demands.
In everyday life many parents around the world face the same problem the Fitzgerald parents did in this book. Even though it is possible to do, I believe it is wrong to create a human being based on what his or her purpose will be in life. I also believe a child that is capable of making his or her own decisions, should be allowed to have a say on choices that reflect their own health. In a way, we face tiny problems the way Anna faces her huge, life changing problem in the book. For example, being in a high school sport you are forced to do somethings you may not want to, like going to practice. Even though you may not want to practice, you will be penalized if you do not go. Some consequences in not going to practice may result in, sitting the bench, being suspended from playing the game, or maybe even get kicked off the team. In my own opinion I do not think it is worth skipping practice so a part of me makes myself go.
Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult is the author of the novel, My Sister's Keeper, which is about Kate Fitzgerald, who was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (cancer) at the age of five. Doctors told Kate's parents, Brian and Sara Fitzgerald, that an unrelated donor would be to dangerous for Kate to receive. In order to get a related donor, Sara and Brian decided to have a scientist make an exact DNA copy of Kate, her little sister, Anna. Anna started giving her sister what she needed at an early age. After finding out Kate needs one of Annas' kidneys, Anna finds out that she can file a lawsuit against her parents for medical emancipation. So she does. Anna goes to Campbell Alexander to represent her. Campbell persuades Judge DeSalvo to take Anna's side. Anna was officially emancipated of her parents' medical demands.
In everyday life many parents around the world face the same problem the Fitzgerald parents did in this book. Even though it is possible to do, I believe it is wrong to create a human being based on what his or her purpose will be in life. I also believe a child that is capable of making his or her own decisions, should be allowed to have a say on choices that reflect their own health. In a way, we face tiny problems the way Anna faces her huge, life changing problem in the book. For example, being in a high school sport you are forced to do somethings you may not want to, like going to practice. Even though you may not want to practice, you will be penalized if you do not go. Some consequences in not going to practice may result in, sitting the bench, being suspended from playing the game, or maybe even get kicked off the team. In my own opinion I do not think it is worth skipping practice so a part of me makes myself go.
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